The Dead

[The Terminus Knight Order]

Death, Alex, stared intently at the battle unfolding in Mirror Lake.

This undead man, Iguva, is directly associated with his Knight Order.

But this relationship is different from Hell Kid - Sean - who was trained in the Hell Knight Order from the beginning.

Iguva was someone Alex accidentally 'found' in the underground city when he returned to the Holy City.

Returning to the city after thirty years.

Various miscellaneous tasks are naturally indispensable.

Just after Alex submitted a series of detailed reports on his physical condition to the council, he returned to the underground city alone.

Because I haven't been back for a long time.

Alex deliberately took a detour, walking several blocks to understand the changes that had occurred in the Underground Area over the decades, and also to personally inspect the Underground Area for any signs of 'corruption'.

While passing through an alley.

A wisp of ' Corrupting Death Aura ' immediately caught Alex's attention.

Out of curiosity, Alex stepped into the dilapidated building.

Inside, they discovered a young man undergoing Self-Refinement... His body was covered in skeletal remains, and his physical body had been almost entirely refined away.

Soul Refining.

The Necromancers' Association, founded in the Underground Area, has established strict rules that absolutely prohibit self-refinement for any reason.

The fundamental reason for the ban lies in 'human nature'.

If a necromancer were to refine himself, he would not only Loss of Humanity, but his most fundamental humanity would also gradually dissipate in the process, eventually turning into a Undead Monster that was not much different from those outside the city.

But... the young man Alex encountered was somewhat special.

The dilapidated, stinking hall was littered with gnawed rat bones. The young man's tattered clothes and the rat hairs perched on his mouth indicated that he was so poor that he had to eat rats...

When encountering someone who has undergone Self-Refinement, they should be killed immediately.

But Alex suddenly became interested, not out of pity, but simply because he wanted to know why the young man wanted to Self-Refinement...

Alex sensed no evil resentment or hostility; this young man, who had fallen to the bottom of society, did not seem to have corrupted himself during the refining process.

Why refine yourself?

As Alex asked the question.

A weak and hoarse voice came from the young man's mouth:

"I...I don't have the money to enroll in the Necromancer Association."

I also don't have the money to buy corpses for Soul Refining.

But I really want to learn necromancy; maybe that would give me a body that never tires, allowing me to work and save up for tuition.

Alex's expression remained unchanged as he continued to ask:

"With your abilities, you could easily kill homeless people in the streets... Wouldn't it be even easier to use their corpses?"

"The necromancer is made from corpses, not from people... My mother always taught me that a necromancer must obtain permission from others before he can necromance their bodies."

Staring at this young man whose flesh and blood were missing, whose body and soul had been deeply refined, but whose humanity remained unchanged.

The spirit he displayed was even more resolute than that of a knight.

"It's fate that we met... I'll give you a chance. If you survive, come work for me."

Alex reached out and touched the young man's forehead.

It is not salvation.

Instead, it was to give him a real chance to die, a chance to step into the Death Domain.

This young man is none other than the Undead - Iguva, who stands on the final arena.

"This is the first time I've encountered an opponent who can see through your unique characteristics at a glance. Iguva, how far can you go?"

Death is quite looking forward to this match.

The clear Mirror Lake was polluted by wisps of black, Death Aura.

Splash! Water splashes everywhere.

Every five meters, a dead arm will emerge from the surface of the lake.

In a short time.

Five corpse arms reached out to Demps from different directions.

Each arm carries the threat of "death"... touching it will cause deep damage.

With the lake surface covered in dead arms, there was no point in dodging.

Demps had already devised a plan to deal with this situation.

"Lei, come on..."

Demps's meditation was not actually about doing nothing.

Instead, he silently recited a high-level spell that required an extremely long chanting time during meditation.

Suddenly, thunderclouds began to churn.

"High-level High-Level Lightning Secret Art?"

The knights of the Witch God Knight Order all showed expressions of surprise.

Lightning magic is a rare type of magic. Due to its immense destructive power, one might accidentally damage their Magic Circuitry during training, thus forever abandoning the path of magic.

Therefore, there are very few paths to specializing in magic... Even if there are, it requires a long period of study and a sufficiently stable Magic Circuitry to allow one to cast high-level lightning arcane spells.

Boom!

Lightning struck.

The five dead arms that were reaching for Demps were instantly annihilated.

Meanwhile, a spear made of pure lightning element slowly took shape in Demps's hands.

"How did he do that? How did he stabilize such volatile lightning element and use it as a weapon?"

Even some magic knights found this scene hard to comprehend.

Most Melee Mage add elements to their existing weapons, rather than directly constructing weapons with elements like this... It's unstable and too dangerous; one wrong move and you could hurt yourself.

Captain Jeros explained simply:

"Establishing 'rigid' magic patterns can stabilize elements that are moving randomly... This student is truly a genius that comes along only once in a century."

Indeed, it was under the enhancement of Magic Element that Demps extended the magic patterns to construct a rigid circuit in the shape of a spear.

Then lightning was drawn down, forming this lightning spear specifically designed to subdue evil spirits.

The lightning gun is formed.

Demps instantly entered a ' Killing Intent ' state.

His expression, aura, and actions all changed... He became a complete demon.

Wind Element assists in movement, combined with the High Mobility of the demon form.

A white light flashed across the surface of Mirror Lake.

Wherever they went, the corpses and hands were all burned.

One shot through.

Larger ripples spread out beneath the undead - Iguva.

The cloak that had been covering his body was thrown away, revealing the figure of a young man with many exposed bones.

His abdomen was completely pierced and burned, causing enormous damage.

Demps inflicts injury on the person within the ten-minute time limit, he will no longer be eliminated by the rules.

I thought the game was about to end.

Observer Alonso announced, "Both sides have inflicted damage on each other, the time Restriction Release... the match continues."

Demps's eyes were filled with surprise as the Magic Shield protecting his body shattered, revealing a Sinister Bone Claw Rune on his waist and abdomen.

"So fast... Is this the result of Self-Refinement?"

Just then.

A ' Raging Zombie ' was already close behind Demps...